Patriots rallied to down Clovis, 6-5 in eight innings.
Seven KHSD schools recognized seniors on Wednesday night, as graduation week rolled on in the district. One of those schools was Independence. Two more — West and Golden Valley — are scheduled to take center stage on Thursday evening.
Highland High School seniors were honored Tuesday night as Kern High School District continued graduation week at respective school sites. Seven more schools are scheduled to hold ceremonies on Wednesday evening.
Mira Monte High School graduated its senior class on Monday evening. KHSD schools will be celebrating graduation ceremonies throughout the week. On Monday night, Mira Monte and Stockdale took center stage.
The Platinum Weddings Bridal Show was held Sunday at the Petroleum Club at Sundale. A VIP event, featuring a champagne brunch and fashion show, kicked things off at 11 a.m. while general admission gates opened shortly thereafter. The event was an opportunity for those planning a wedding or e…
Garces hosted Norte Vista in the SoCal Regional Division III semifinals on Thursday evening. The Rams lost 2-1.
Agricultural workers and allies came together Wednesday afternoon in an effort to bring awareness and push for a pathway to United States citizenship. The demonstration was held on the Ming Avenue bridge overlooking Highway 99. It was held in conjunction with other immigration reform demonst…
People gathered at Greenlawn Funeral Home Northeast on Memorial Day to pay tribute to fallen servicemen and women.
The United Veterans of Kern County and local Boy Scouts teamed up to lay flags at veterans' headstones at Union Cemetery on Friday afternoon. It was the first of many Memorial Day commemorations taking place this weekend in Bakersfield and Kern County.
Five months after it was decimated by a fire, renowned local restaurant Tina Marie’s held a ribbon cutting Wednesday morning at its new downtown location. The restaurant, formerly located at the corner of Chester Avenue and 20th streets, will reopen at the old Chef’s Choice Noodle Bar on 19t…
It was a beautiful morning for disc golf at Hart Park on Monday. While temperatures have been balmy for Bakersfield in recent weeks, things are expected to heat up a bit in the coming days with temperatures approaching or exceeding 90 degrees heading into the weekend.
As a way to pay tribute to those who died from COVID-19 over the past year, American Fabrication owner Kevin Russell and his employees built a remembrance wall that bears their names. The memorial was unveiled during a Tuesday morning ceremony.
SWYL foes Frontier and Stockdale met up in their season finale at Frontier. The Titans (4-1) defeated the Mustangs (0-4) 35-12.
Both teams entered the contest with 4-0 records. The game was played at Golden Valley.
As part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the Kern County District Attorney's Office hosted an Honor and Remembrance Drive on Wednesday. The drive, held between 2:30-3:30 p.m., featured poster-sized photos commemorating 2020 homicide victims.
The National Jet Boat Association held its 2021 Spring Fling at Lake Ming this weekend. About 68 boats competed during Saturday and Sunday events.
The Rebels rolled to a 54-30 win over the Scots. South High is now 3-1 on the season while Highland is 2-2.
Titans move to 2-1 on the season with 28-7 win over Bakersfield High. The Drillers are now 1-1 on the year.
The Kern High School District will invite all students back to the classroom for in-person learning this month. On Monday, seniors were welcomed back at North High.
The Golden Hawks beat the Mustangs 20-14. Centennial is now 1-2 while Stockdale is 0-1.
A little over a year after closing its doors, Bakersfield City School District began the process of reopening to all students on Thursday. Here are photos from Jefferson Elementary.
First Presbyterian Church, located on the corner of Truxtun Avenue and H Street in downtown Bakersfield, held four Easter services on Sunday morning. Two were hosted in the church's sanctuary while the other two were held on the front lawn.
Governor encourages residents of Kern County to get their COVID-19 vaccine.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church unveiled its Stations of the Cross portraits on Good Friday. The public was invited to pay homage, pray “The Way of the Cross” and view the series of 15 paintings. The Stations of the Cross is a series of pictures usually positioned on the walls of a church that depi…
The first lady of the United States landed at Meadows Field Airport at approximately 1:16 p.m., Wednesday, before joining a motorcade headed toward the Forty Acres in Delano to celebrate Cesar Chavez Day. On what would have been the civil rights activist's 94th birthday, Biden visited a vacc…
Liberty took on Ridgeview on Friday night in Week 1 of the high school football season. The Patriots won 45-6.
A ceremony was held at Bakersfield National Cemetery on Thursday honoring the service and sacrifice of Vietnam veterans in Kern County and beyond. The Annual Vietnam Veteran Remembrance Ceremony was scaled down from an attendance standpoint due to COVID-19 protocols. However, traditions for …
A shooting at a Boulder, Colo., supermarket killed 10 people Monday, including a police officer who was the first to respond to the scene, authorities said.
Bakersfield Heart Hospital hosted a COVID-19 Memorial on Thursday to recognize frontline caregivers, patients and those who have been lost during the past year’s pandemic. The memorial was held from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. at the hospital’s headquarters, 3001 Sillect Ave. The event was a socially-…
Three Bakersfield City firefighters rang in Saint Patrick's Day on Wednesday, parading around downtown decked out in kilts and playing the bagpipes and drums before taking the festivities to Station 1 on H Street. The three men — Capt. Tim Ortiz, Firefighter Paul Alvarado and Engineer Sal Al…
The Forty Acres, a historic plot of land in Delano, will be open the next six weekends as a mass COVID-19 vaccination site for farm workers in Kern County. Saturday and Sunday were the first days the location was open for such efforts. County leaders who helped organize the clinics anticipat…
Over the past 12 months, photographer Alex Horvath has documented Kern County during COVID-19. Here are some of his top images.
The Renegades beat College of the Sequoias 3-1 (25-13, 25-14, 19-25, 25-23) to open their season.
Football and cross country programs in the Kern High School District were given clearance to begin non-contact practices on Monday. Here are some images from North High's football workout.
For more than a decade, school art teachers from around Kern County choose artwork made by their students to be exhibited in the Panorama Invitational at Bakersfield College's Jones Gallery. These young artists see their work in a professional venue and the artwork their peers are making fro…
The almond bloom was out in full force in Bakersfield on Thursday, and plenty of visitors made their way to an almond field off of Coffee Road to take in the sights, smells and beautiful weather. The bloom, which is typically short-lived, is one of the Central Valley's top sights to behold.
The Bakersfield Open got underway on Tuesday at Bakersfield Country Club. The professional golf tournament will continue through Thursday, with over 140 competitors expected in the field.
Kern County expected to get significant increase in COVID-19 vaccines, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom during Monday press conference in Arvin.
Meal distributions continued in the Kern High School District on Thursday at Highland High School. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, KHSD has been providing free pickup meals to its students. All families with children ages 2 to 18 are encouraged to pick up meals from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Monday …
The fruits of Measure J are apparent at Bakersfield College. Kern County voters approved the $502.8 million Measure J bond in November 2016, and BC received $415 million for various improvement and construction projects across campus.
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It was a blustery day throughout the southern San Joaquin Valley on Wednesday. The weather was part of a winter storm that touched various parts of the state.
Bakersfield's AHL team hasn't played a game since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in mid-March. That's about the change with the 2021 season set to get underway next week.
Heavy snow hit the Grapevine and the Sierra Nevada foothills near Tehachapi on Sunday night and during the day Monday. More is expected to come later this week.
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President Joe Biden says “democracy has prevailed” in a country reeling amid a pandemic and a violent melee two weeks ago at the U.S. Capitol. In his first remarks as president, Biden said Wednesday that his swearing-in marks a day of “history and hope.”
Positive Cases Among Kern Residents: 110,799
Deaths: 1,404
Recovered Residents: 40,329
Number of Negative Tests: 404,617
Number of Pending Tests*: 163
Updated: 6/21/2021. Source: Kern County Public Health Services Department
*As reported by community healthcare providers.
